Thousands protest poor economy and shortages in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thousands of people on Tuesday protested in Sri Lanka’s capital against deteriorating economic conditions amidContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka shuts only oil refinery as dollar shortage bites
(AFP)- Sri Lanka shut its only oil refinery Monday after running out of dollars to import crude, in an escalatingContinue Reading
#BREAKING COP26 agrees new global climate deal
New global climate deal agreed at COP26 in Glasgow after last-minute wrangling over agreement on cutting coal The 197 nationsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to tax car crashes in drastic austerity budget as country faces a major foreign exchange crisis
(AFP) -Sri Lanka slapped a tax on road accidents in a drastic austerity budget unveiled Friday as the country facesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka paddy crop slated to drop after chemical fertiliser ban
DEKATANA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Knee deep in mud and sprinkling rice seeds over two acres of land in SriContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President amends terms of reference, members of Gazette on One Country, One Law
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has amended the terms of reference of the controversial Gazette pertaining to the Presidential TaskContinue Reading
Pfizer says its Covid pill with HIV drug cuts the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% as company plans to seek FDA authorization
KEY POINTS Pfizer said its Covid-19 pill, used with an HIV drug, cut the risk of hospitalization or death byContinue Reading
China’s COVID-19 cases spike ahead of Communist Party conclave
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases spiked to a near three-month high and tighter curbs to contain theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka bans strikes over opposition to US power deal
(AFP)- Sri Lanka’s president on Saturday effectively banned trade union action against a controversial energy deal with a US firmContinue Reading
Facebook Changes Name to Meta in Embrace of Virtual Reality
Facebook Inc. is re-branding itself Meta, decoupling its corporate identity from the eponymous social network mired in toxic content, andContinue Reading
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